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Criminal offence Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ence

Criminal offence has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

"a long record of crimes"

2

A crime.

See Also
gross indecency civil violation drink driving public intoxication doli incapax crime decriminalization malice murder
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
offense
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
barratry capital offense cybercrime felony forgery fraud Had crime hijack mayhem misdemeanor perpetration attack Tazir crime statutory offense thuggery treason vice crime victimless crime war crime
Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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